Apocalyptic-Bob

The Beginning and End of Storytelling

Revisado: 12-09-24

There has been and can be no greater artistic work than this. Shame on those who would say otherwise.

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Years Later, I Still Think Of How Much I Disliked This Book

Revisado: 04-09-24

There are books I've read that stuck with me for years after the reading which positively influenced my life or expanded my horizons; provoked thought and bettered my world. This book stuck with me for the opposite reason. I hated this book so, so much. Years after reading it I think I have been made worse for the time I have spent considering the myriad ways I disliked this book.

I will not explain or list those ways I disliked this book, it would be mean and would reduce us all for such a list's existence. I do not think people who liked this book are fools, lesser, or wrong in the way the internet teaches us to, though I just won't understand their taste. I will say that I truly did not jive with this book to a level little else in my life has managed, and not in the fun repulsed or troubled way that folk often exoerience with the likes of Bukowski or McCarthy. I just hated this, uncritically, unchallenged, and unbettered.

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Need-To-Know History and Other Stuff Too

Revisado: 03-27-24

This is the finest podcast out there, regularly explores wildly important historical events, and also occasionally dips into stupid fun. This has done more to educate me about my heritage as an American and a person on this planet than any history class I've taken.

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Quite the Book

Revisado: 11-26-23

I picked up the book based on a blurb on the title page comparing the author to Cormack McCarthy and Elmore Leonard. I don't know if the comparisons are apt, but they aren't inappropriate. I was quite, quite pleased by the writing.

I've told just about every person I have spoken with this week to read this by book. It's darn fine writing, the characters are interesting, and I regularly found myself laughing.

Only nitpick I have is that the writer doesn't trust us to track who is speaking, so we wound up with "_____ said" constantly, which I found grating. Or maybe it is stylistic and meant to cause a hypnotic effect, who knows. Anyway, it's a nothing complaint, this book really didn't disappoint and I loved every minute of it. Props to the recording artist as well, she nailed it.

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Solid story, great performance

Revisado: 04-02-23

see header, it annoys me I can no longer just leave a star based review to program my recommendations.

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Yahtzee Knocked It Out Of The Park

Revisado: 12-31-18

I've read every one of Yahtzee's books. This one displays a growth in his abilities that elevates it above his other works. I eagerly await his next novel.

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